CVE-2015-7553

Race condition in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt and Red Hat Enterprise MRG...

4.7 MediumFix available

Race condition in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2, when the nfnetlink_log module is loaded, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by creating netlink sockets.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

Record: CVE-2015-7553
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.7 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-7553
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-7467 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-7467
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c35m-qv8m-73h9 4.7

Race condition in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt and Red Hat Enterprise MRG...

Record: GHSA-c35m-qv8m-73h9
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kernel-debug-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-abi-whitelists` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kernel-debug-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-headers` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-abi-whitelists` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-headers` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-abi-whitelists` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-bootwrapper` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-headers` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-kdump` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-kdump-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-kdump-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-abi-whitelists` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-debug-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-headers` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`kernel-tools-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7
`python-perf` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:3.10.0-327.el7	0:3.10.0-327.el7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-7553 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published September 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. Fixed in kernel-debug-debuginfo 0:3.10.0-327.el7.

References

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